(19)
(11) EP 0 774 275 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.02.1999 Bulletin 1999/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.05.1997 Bulletin 1997/21

(21) Application number: 96308217.7

(22) Date of filing: 14.11.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6A61N 2/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 17.11.1995 GB 9523513

(71) Applicant: Ecoflow Limited
Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TR (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Broderick, Nigel
    Saltash, Cornwall PL12 6TR (GB)

(74) Representative: Craske, Stephen Allan 
Craske & Co. Patent Law Chambers 15 Queens Terrace
Exeter South Devon EX4 4HJ
Exeter South Devon EX4 4HJ (GB)

   


(54) Magnotherapy device


(57) A housing comprising mutually engageable top and bottom parts 4 and 5 which contain a lightweight ceramic plate magnet 6 capable of producing a high field strength. A keeper plate 7 is placed on top of the magnet overhanging its longitudinal edges so that blood flowing beneath the device successively encounters alternating north-south-north magnetic poles. The housing is secured to the body by a strap 2 which is held between opposed lands 20, 31 and 19, 32.







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